tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119458399758025257.post7938485248861460877..comments2023-12-03T05:21:01.788-05:00Comments on CvilleDave: Out of ReachDaveNorrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13050515722003344653noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119458399758025257.post-61351855447282727252006-12-13T14:08:00.000-05:002006-12-13T14:08:00.000-05:00Bill,
You do? When can I move in? It's depressi...Bill,<br /><br />You do? When can I move in? It's depressing to realize I'm still not earning the calculated Housing Wage. How long to I have to be a concerned, contributing citizen before I've earned my right to live here?<br /><br />- TatTL Pattenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08692874300004396131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119458399758025257.post-26716739768056709632006-12-13T08:15:00.000-05:002006-12-13T08:15:00.000-05:00hey dave- I own a house in charlottesville that I ...hey dave- I own a house in charlottesville that I rent out for $350/month. I rent it for that much because it is a fair rent.<br />I wish you could convince the City to quit fueling the "housing wage spiral" with opportunistic real estate tax increases.<br /><br />Billemoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210911514695670486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119458399758025257.post-51153918984918417942006-12-13T02:04:00.000-05:002006-12-13T02:04:00.000-05:00Dave wrote:
"[...]the 2006 Housing Wage for the ...Dave wrote: <br /><br /><i>"[...]the 2006 Housing Wage for the Charlottesville area has been calculated at...(drum roll please)...$15.23. Know many retail or service jobs around here that are paying that much?"</i><br /><br />Nope. However even the City of Charlottesville's current "Living wage" is only "$9.72 cents" and that's a "recently raised" amount. <a href="http://www.dailyprogress.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=Common%2FMGArticle%2FPrintVersion&c=MGArticle&cid=1149191106782&image=80x60cdp.gif&oasDN=dailyprogress.com"><i>(Source: "Albemarle to set living wage," Daily Progress, 10/12/06)</i></a><br /><br />I'm always surprised at what employers seem to expect from a worker that they want to pay less than 10.oo per hour.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com